1966 Chevelle, Resto-mod, Pro-tour, Auto-cross on 2040-cars

I bought this car in 2006 and have spared no expense in building it over the last eight years. The previous owner drug it out of an 18 year barn stint and then decided he didn’t have the means to get it back on the road. I built it intending to take it on the Hot Rod PowerTour and do some auto-crossing but it’s never done either due to my lack of time. I think it’s time that someone else enjoy it instead of having it covered up in my garage.

It is a 136 VIN car and was originally a Malibu Sport Coupe with a 327, Powerglide automatic transmission, manual steering and drum brakes all around. Below is a fairly complete list of what I’ve done to it but I probably missed a few things. If you have any questions or want to see the car let me know.

Drivetrain:

-1966 dated 327

          -less than 500 miles on rebuild

          -New Summit 170cc aluminum heads

          -Crane cam

          -Edelbrock intake and Carb

          -March Performance “Ultra” serpentine kit

          -MSD HEI distributor

          -Aluminum radiator and electric fan from Summit

          -Long tube headers and 2.5” exhaust

-4 Speed with new Hurst shifter

-Original 10 bolt rear end with 308 gears

          -Cleaned, professionally painted and rebuilt

          -Auburn Posi unit

          -Cast finned rear cover

-New gas tank, sending unit, fuel pump and fuel line

-New water pump, power steering pump and alternator

Frame/Suspension:

-Frame boxed and powder coated

-4-wheel power disc brakes with all new steel brake lines

-Quick Ratio Power steering with all new ends and linkage

-Tubular control arms front and rear

-Adjustable coilover QA1 shocks front

-1.5” lowered coilsprings in rear

-Hotchkis sway bars front and rear

-American Racing Hopster chrome wheels

          -17”x7” front

          -18”x10” rear with custom offset for this car

          -BFGoodrich G-force T/A KDW’s

Body:

-Full body off rotisserie restoration down to bare metal top to bottom

          -New floors, rockers, rear window valance and front quarter patches

          -Underside completely POR coated prior to being painted

          -Smoothed firewall

          -Rear wheel wells lengthened and widened

                   -Quarter panel lips rolled and wheels have never touched them

          -All new rubber seals and weather-stripping throughout

-Paint completed May 2010

          -Two tone paint

-Black top and charcoal bottom only visible in direct sunlight

          -Professionally re-polished and waxed this year for the first time

          -All new trim

-New window trim buffed and professionally painted

-Late model GM door handles and mirrors

-Shaved drip rails

-Goodmark 2” Steel cowl hood

-Original bumpers re-chromed

Interior:

-All new from headliner to carpet

-Custom dash with Dakota Digital instruments

          -Original non-AC dash replaced with a factory AC dash from donor car

          -Ash tray and original vent control panel cut out and filled in with metal

-Custom Vintage Air controller built into dash

          -Custom made radio delete panel

          -Digital clock installed in the console

-All American new electrical throughout

-Original(?) tilt steering column

-Vintage Air heat and AC unit

-Hushmat in headliner, doors and floors

-Custom truck carpet and side panels made to match interior appearance

          -Panels are removable

Car will come with a 3 ring binder full of all documents and receipts from the build.